Informal Commands Introduction Commands – telling somebody to do something! Commands are important because if you go to a Spanish speaking country, they.

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Commands – telling somebody to do something! Commands are important because if you go to a Spanish speaking country, they are one of the first things you will hear! You’ll use them when you order something at the restaurant… …And when you go shopping!!

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Commands – telling somebody to do something! Where else you could use the commands?

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Commands Informal For someone you would call “tú” Informal, or familiar, speech is used among friends, coworkers, relatives, or when adressing a child.

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Formal For someone you call “Usted” or “ustedes” Remember, formal speech is generally used to be polite or to express respect

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What can you ask to do, let’s say… in Barcelona?! Speak more slowly! Open the window! Show me the city! Give me the ice-cream! Smile! What else can you think of?

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How to ask somebody to DO something? Part I - Tú To make the affirmative informal (tú) commands is easy! All you have to do is just use third person singular form: hablar – habla! comer - come! escribir – escribe!

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How to ask somebody NOT to do something? Part I - Tú The negative informal (tú) commands are formed the following way: hablar - ar + es = no hables! comer - er + as = no comas! escribir - ir + as = no escribas!